By Joshua Bolkan, Campus Technology
Excelsior College has teamed with a private partner to create a low-cost alternative pathway to college credit. The partnership, with Cengage Learning, is centered on a collection of self-paced digital courses featuring integrated diagnostics and formative assessments. The partnership will also feature a summative assessment created by the school’s Center for Educational Measurement. “The program, which will be delivered online via the Learning Objects Difference Engine platform, will initially focus on two degree pathways — an associate’s in criminal justice, and an MBA, with plans to expand to other subjects and degrees in the near future,” according to a news release. “Students will have access to each digital course and its college credit exam for one low price and, upon successful completion, will earn college credit from Excelsior College, for use towards a degree program at Excelsior or for transfer to any accredited institution accepting such transfer credit.
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